Presidential Candidates as Pokémon is Way Too Real

A few days ago Alex Hirsch, a cartoonist and the creator of the Disney XD show Gravity Falls, found himself drawing Pokemon while listening to a presidential debate. In a moment of “you got your chocolate in my peanut butter” serendipity, Hirsch created greatness.

After that initial take on Democratic candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Hirsch ran with the idea and turned out even more Pokecandidates, sharing them on Twitter. Then he went ahead and started assigning them Pokemon-like joke attributes. The description for Burnie: “004 ‘Burnie’ TYPE: Fire/Grandpa ATTACKS: Yuge Fireball, WEAKNESS: Attacks only damage the top 1% of HP”.